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Sunday, August 12, 1900
Tommy Warren retires
34 year old Tommy Warren has announced his retirement the day after he lost to Tim Hegarty for the World Featherweight title.
Record: 59-8-1 (38)
Real record per BOXREC.COM: 18-6-3 (6)
Courtesy of CYBERBOXINGZONE.COM:
BORN 1865; Los Angeles, California; (Some sources report San Francisco, California); Fought out of Louisville, Kentucky
DIED February 13 1904; San Francisco, California (pneumonia); (Some sources report February 10 1904)
HEIGHT 5-4
WEIGHT 116-121 lbs
Warren was a feisty, scrappy, tough little dynamo who was full of fight and carried a very stiff punch; During his career, he was the Featherweight Champion of the Pacific Coast and Featherweight Champion of America
It seemed that trouble followed Tommy wherever he went; He was involved in saloon brawls, street fights, and murder
During his career, Warren defeated such men as Arthur Majesty, Tommy Barnes, Bob Haight, Tommy Danforth, John Van Heest and Jack Havlin
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Eddie Collins was one of the most accomplished all-around ballplayers ever to play the game. They called Collins "Cocky," not because he was arrogant, but because he was filled with confidence based on sheer ability ~ Author Jack Kavanaugh
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